Applications for Aquaculture Producers
If you are interested in gaining organic certification for your aquaculture production site and processing a product to be labelled as ‘organic’, follow the 3 easy steps outlined below and your application will be underway.
If you require clarification on any point of the application process, simply telephone the Organic Trust Office on 045 882377 and we can help with your queries.
Please note to maintain your organic licence thereafter you are required to submit your Annual Return Form and fee, and be inspected on an annual basis.
Steps to Certification
Call the Organic Trust Office on 045 882377 to request an application pack, or click here to download or complete online
Following review of your application form, we will organise an inspection of your premises at a time convenient to you.
Your inspector will submit an inspection report which will be reviewed by our certification panel. If everything is in order you will be issued with your first in-conversion licence.
If you require clarification on any point of the application process, simply telephone the Organic Trust Office on 045 882377 and we can help with your queries.
Please note to maintain your organic licence thereafter you are required to submit your Annual Return Form and fee, and be inspected on an annual basis.
Other relevant Organic Trust forms
Please return to Organic Trust
Grants available for Organic Operators
The Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine offers a range of financial incentives to assist those involved in organic processing.
Capital grants will be available for the purchase of specific equipment and for buildings
Click on this link for details Organic Capital Grants
Organic Trust Standards Manual
The Organic Food and Farming Standards in Ireland and amendments are available from the links below. This manual details the rules and guidelines which must be adhere to for certified products and processing.
